Are all oil filters the same/how ofte?
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Northants, England
Posts: 24
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Are all oil filters the same/how ofte?
Just about to change my oil are ther enay differences in filters? I can get a cheap one for £3.00 or a mazda one for around 3 times that? Which one should I go for?
Also how often should you change the oil/filter in these rotory engines?
Also how often should you change the oil/filter in these rotory engines?
#2
Lubricious
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: SF Bay Area, California
Posts: 3,425
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes
on
4 Posts
Wow, Mazda is gouging you in the U.K.. Here in the US, the Mazda filter is about $5.
The Mobil1 filter is often mentioned as being good quality, and you can get one that is somewhat larger than the Mazda.
No, they are not all the same.
http://www.knizefamily.net/minimopar...ers/index.html
All that being said, I find it interesting to note that my old VW Beetle had no oil filter at all, merely a metal strainer. Good ol' 1930's technology. If one kept up with the other 1930's type maintenance (adjusting valve clearances, etc), the engine had decent longevity. So, how important is quality of one filter cartridge vs. another? I'm not sure but I don't agonize over it; I simply use the Mazda filter. If they quadrupled their price I might look for something else. Probably wouldn't touch the FRAM filters though.
The Mobil1 filter is often mentioned as being good quality, and you can get one that is somewhat larger than the Mazda.
No, they are not all the same.
http://www.knizefamily.net/minimopar...ers/index.html
All that being said, I find it interesting to note that my old VW Beetle had no oil filter at all, merely a metal strainer. Good ol' 1930's technology. If one kept up with the other 1930's type maintenance (adjusting valve clearances, etc), the engine had decent longevity. So, how important is quality of one filter cartridge vs. another? I'm not sure but I don't agonize over it; I simply use the Mazda filter. If they quadrupled their price I might look for something else. Probably wouldn't touch the FRAM filters though.
Last edited by Nubo; 05-16-2008 at 12:12 PM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
JimmyBlack
Series I Major Horsepower Upgrades
273
02-10-2020 10:23 PM